The bags are (nearly) packed, flights booked, excursions booked (well, one), rooms tidied, charity bags filled, iPods filled, cars sold, leases finished, insurance cancelled, insurance bought, taxes claimed and goodbyes said. Pretty soon, we'll be off - Thursday morning is D-Day. We leave Dublin, travelling to Lima, Peru, via Heathrow and Miami. It feels weird to be leaving - both good and bad. Let's see what the world has to offer us.